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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Beverage Breakdown (August 2024)

Welcome to Nutter's Beverage Breakdown, a periodic legal update on noteworthy developments related to the alcohol beverage industry, including industry news, federal and state updates, and more. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fluoropolymer Focus

As federal and state governments race to regulate a class of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), their broad efforts sweep in thousands of individual chemicals—from those for which scientific...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Colorado PFAS Act Likely Just the Beginning of New PFAS Chemical Regulation

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The term “PFAS” has become a “four-letter word” that refers to a common group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemical substances, which are the subject of increasing regulation. There are several key takeways from this...more

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PFAS Added to Toxic Release Inventory Reporting

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At the end of 2019, President Trump signed into law the “PFAS Act of 2019” (contained in the National Defense Authorization Act), triggering reporting of a significant number of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for...more

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Toxic Substances Control Act: Past, Present and Future

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The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted on October 11, 1976 to regulate certain chemical substances and mixtures being used in interstate commerce. 15 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. TSCA delegated enforcement authority to...more

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Industry, NGOs, Republicans, and Democrats Bond over Chemistry

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The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act was passed in the House by an overwhelming vote of 403 – 12. After passing the Senate, it was signed into law by President Obama on June 22, 2016. The...more

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Implications of New Lautenberg Act’s Sweeping Changes to Toxic Substances Control Act

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President Obama signed HR 2576, the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), into law on June 22, 2016. The Lautenberg Act makes significant changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Federal Toxics Law Grows Up: Congress Strengthens the Toxic Substances Control Act

OVERVIEW - President Obama has signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the first time since it was enacted in 1976. The compromise...more

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Energy & Environment Update - November 2015

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Energy and Climate Debate - In his final major effort prior to retiring last week, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) reached a bipartisan agreement, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, with other House and Senate...more

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